St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1887-07-21

ST. LANDRY DEMOCRAT.
OTELOUSAS. LOUISIANA
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
THE National convention of wool-grow-
ers began in st. Louis on the 18th.
PARNBLL's physical condition is repre-
tented as alarming. He is said to be suf-
fering from cancer of the stomach.
PAUL GRoTTKAU, the Milwaukee An
archist, was sentenced on the 9TH to one
year at hard labor in the house of correc-
ton for melting riots.
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structions have been forwarded to the
fisheries cruisers to remain in port until
further orders are received.
THE Russian Government has prohibited
the sale OF the drama composed by Count
Tolstoi for general circulation, and emit
tied, 1.-THE Powers of Darkness"
THE Queen on the 9th, received at
Buckingham palace the corporation of
London, which called by appointment to
present public address on behalf of the
city.
THE stove molders employed at the
butcher Works. Milwaukee, Wis, were
locked out on the 9th because they re-
fused to work on boycotted st. Louis pat
terms.
Rev. j. BELL Cox, vicar of st. Margar-
cts Episcopal Church, Liverpool, has
been lodged in jail for practising ritual
istic forms in his service. His congrcga-
ton are highly indignant.
The veriEcation of the statement by the
North German Gazette's charges of a new
secret treaty between Russia and Austria
has created excitement throughout Eu-
rope and has depressed all the money
markets.
THE ACCESSIBILITY of closing the Wash
ington monument against the public is
being seriously discussed by the Monu-
ment Commission, on account of the con-
tiuued acts of vandalism which are per-
petrated by visitors.
BOSTON customs inspectors, on the 9Th,
seized as smuggled 5000 cigars and some
Jamaica rum and wine from the fruit
schooner Rebecca r. Nckerson, of Booth
bay, from Baraco, aud arrested her mas
ter, Captain A. W. Tatuer
AUSTRALIAN colonists have inf rmed
Lord Sails bury that if their interests in
the matter of French penal statements
are ignored they will themselves enact
legislation forbdding French convlcts
from landing in Australia.
NEARLY all the railroads have notified
the general committee of the G. A. r Ma
tional Encampment that single fare
round-trip rate will be made for encamp-
ment week, and all the roads will run |
extra trains to and from StLouis.
THE Comptroller of the Currency has |
authorized the Western National Bank of |
the city OF New York to begin business
with a capital of s. 100000. The officers
of the bank are Daniel Manning, presi-
dent, and Ferdinand Blankinhorn, cashier
THE thirteen members Of the Royal Irish
constabulary force, who, unable to endure
the scenes of hardship and misery which
they were daily called upon to take part
in, resigned their positions and sailed for
free America, arrived in New York on
the 9th.
THERE is considerable talk among mem
bers Of the Dominion House of Commons
on the question of commercial union with
the United States, and this feeling is
largely due to the manifest disposition of
the American people toward some scheme
for simble reciprocity.
DURING the search for bodies in the
mine at Nanaimo, B. G., some
Chinese writing was discovered on a door,
but no Chinaman could be induced to go
down to translate it. 1t is doubtless an | ,
account of the accident or last mess age
by some of the Chinese victims.
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THE Maharajah Of Jadhpore, India, lost
Jewels valued at 100000 by the loss of the
steamer TASMANIA off the island of Corsica ,
asst month, and has filed a claim against
,he company for that amount. Divers
nave been set at work to search for the =
,reasu res and also to recover the cargo.
REPORTS received at the Treasury De-
show that G, 800, 426 trade dollars
we're redeemed up to the 10th. The prin-
ipal redemption was in Philadelphia. !.
he law authorizing the redemption of
rade dollars has already been in opera
ion over two months, and has nearly Il
our months to run.
COLONEL ". Fl. BoLToS, who did gallant :,
ervice as commander of Bottoms Battery u
n the civil war, was finally removed from =
;hicago on the 10th to the Joliet peni-
entiary. He has. for some time been I'M y
er sentence for two years for embezzling 81
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